A world of possibilities

Career Opportunities and Academic Avenues

A world of possibilities awaits our graduates.

Our graduates have taken up interesting avenues for their future paths, in careers and academics.

A world of possibilities awaits our graduates. They can explore varied opportunities in both employment and higher education. Whether in business, public services, teaching, or entrepreneurship, our graduates will benefit from an education that nurtures the fundamental capabilities along with deep disciplinary knowledge. We also foresee students continuing to pursue higher studies either at Azim Premji University or elsewhere.

Stats and Figures

Six batches have graduated with their first degrees in Biology, Physics, Economics, and Humanities (English, History, Philosophy). Some of them also pursued an honours degree through advanced research projects.

6 Batches
34 % Working / Fellowship
41 % Pursuing Higher Education (India)

We are seeing very exciting trends of our students pursuing both interesting work opportunities as well as getting admissions to Masters and PhD programmes in institutions of National importance in India as well as Public Universities and Ivy League institutions abroad.

Higher Education in India

Our graduates are pursuing postgraduation or integrated doctoral programmes in some of the following areas:

Anthropology, Biology, Comparative Literature and India Studies, Computer Application, Counselling Psychology, Craftsmanship and Food Production, Development Management, Development, Digital Society, Diploma in Acting, Education, Environmental Studies and Resource Management, Filmmaking, Food Safety and Biotechnology, History, Human Genetics, Human Resources, Instrumental Sciences, Law, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology, Philosophy, Physics, Public Policy, Society and Culture, Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Women’s Studies, etc.

They are studying at 30+ Universities in India such as :

The Energy Research Institute (TERI)
Ashoka University
Azim Premji University
Centre for Human Genetics (CHG), Bengaluru
Delhi University
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
International Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (ISSER)
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata
Indian Institute of Psychology and Research (IIPR), Bengaluru
Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bengaluru
Institute of Public Enterprise, Telangana
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Gujarat
National Institute of Technology (NIT)
Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (RUAS), Bengaluru
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad
Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Higher Education Abroad

Our graduates are pursuing higher studies abroad leading to a Postgraduate degree or Doctoral degree in both disciplinary and inter-disciplinary areas like:

Advanced International Studies, Biology, Biomolecular Sciences, Economics, Educational Studies, Finance, Global Health Policy, Global Markets, Local Creativities (GLOCAL), Journalism, Linguistics, Intensive Language (Korean), Knowledge-Power and Politics, Landscape Ecology, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Material Science, Modern Indian Studies, Physics and Astronomy, Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystem, etc.

Our graduates are studying at 50+ Universities across the globe.

Americas

Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Texas Tech University, Texas
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
University of Massachusetts
Yale University, Connecticut
McGill University, Canada

Europe

Barcelona School of Economics, Barcelona, Spain
Bocconi University, Italy
Charles University of Prague, Czechia
Centre for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI), Paris
Diplomatische Akademie Wien, Vienna, Austria
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
ESPCI and Institute Curie, Paris
ESSEC Business School, France
Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
Gottingen University, Germany
KU Leuven, Belgium
Leiden University, Netherlands
London School of Economics, England
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
Lund University, Sweden
National University of Ireland, Ireland
Robert Gordon University, Scotland
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London
Université de Paris, Paris, France
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
University of Birmingham, England
University of Bonn, Germany
University of Bristol, England
University of Cambridge, England
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Geneva, Switzerland
University of Glasgow, Scotland
University of Gottingen (Georg August University of Gottingen)
University of Hohenheim, Germany
University of L’Aquila & University of Hamburg, Germany
University of Leeds, UK
University of Oxford, England
University of Padova, Italy
University of Siena, Italy
University of South Bohemia, Czechia
University of the Arts, London
University of Warwick, England
Vienna School of Diplomacy, Austria
WU Vienna — Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

Others

Seoul National University, South Korea
University of Melbourne, Australia

Work Opportunities/Fellowship Programmes

Our graduates are broadly working in Academic/Research Institutions, organisations focusing on Public services and also in for-profit organisations.

Academic / Research institutions

ASER-Pratham
Azim Premji University (Research centers)
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Mumbai and Bangalore
Creative School, Bangalore
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)
Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS), Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru
LEAD at Krea University
Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), Mysuru
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru
PRS Legislative Research, New Delhi
Sloka- The Hyderabad Waldorf School, Hyderabad
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
ThinkTac, Bengaluru

Other organisations

Ashoka Social Innovation for Livelihoods
Andhra Pradesh Centre for Financial Systems and Services (APCFSS)
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
Azim Premji Foundation
Dakshin Foundation
Eblity
Firefly Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
Foundation of Agrarian Studies
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Libtech India
Reuters
Sattva Consulting
Teach for India
Technoserve
The Nudge Foundation
Wipro Archives and Resource Centre

Roles

Associate Clinical Programmer, Artificial Intelligence Engineer, Associate Environmental Project Manager, Associate Multimedia News Producer

Cluster Manager, Consultant, Copywriter, Community Outreach Coordinator

Academic Head, Curriculum Development Associate, Teacher, Content Designer, Content Writer

Data Analyst, Development Associate, Financial Advisor, Field Researcher, Journalism Intern, Jr. Software Engineer, Junior Researcher

Paralegal Analyst, Programme Manager, Programme Associate, Research Associate, Research Analyst, Survey and Data Coordinator

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It is our constant endeavour to reach out to educational institutions across the country to introduce our programmes, learning experience at Azim Premji University and the career paths that await them in the twenty first century.

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Students’ Experiences

Mahathi Narayanaswami, BSc Physics [Hons], 2020 – 23, on the labs, basketball leagues, interesting interactions outside classrooms, and more from her time at the University. She is now headed to Yale University for her PhD programme in Biophysics

Sahana Subramanyam and Meghna Prasad were both part of the first cohort of students to do their BA in Economics at the University, and are currently pursuing their PhD in Economics at two of the best economics departments in the world. Sahana is at Stanford University and Meghana is at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

“While doing the Undergraduate Programme in Physics, I got a chance to explore other areas as well. I picked up some humanities courses, which helped me get a broad picture of the society,” says Manaswi Shroti, BSc (Honours) in Physics (2016−19), Azim Premji University, working with the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru.

Abitha C graduated in 2018 with a degree in Biology. She is now with Azim Premji Foundation and associated with the School at Yadgir. Know about her learning experience at the University, how she got interested in research and also her work at the Foundation.